Bag



M. E. JOHNS March 21, 1933.

BAG

Filed May 27, 1932 Patented Mar. 21, 1933 warren STATES PATENT oFFicE MARTHA E. JOHNS, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA j i i marily designed for sleeping garments such as a nightgown or pajamas, that is not only useful as such, but can act in the capacity as a boudoir pillow due to its fanciful design, when the garment is disposed therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment bag. of the character'set forth, that is simple in construction, inex pensive to manufacture, extremely ornamental, and eificient in operation and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding eral views, and in which: 7

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the bag which forms the subject matter of the pres ranged at the ent invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View thereof.

igure 3 is a view illustrating the parts of my bag associated and prior to being assembled in bag formation. I

Figure 4 is a view illustratin step in assembling the same in% tion. s

Figure 5 is a view showing the bag assembled but in open position.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the bag in closed position.

Referring to the drawing in detail and particularly to Figure 3, it will be noted that my bag is made from a sheet 1 of fabric of any kind of material such as silk, rayon, linen, cotton or the like and the erably of rectangular form, with hems 2 arlongitudinal edges thereof.

a further ag formaarticles 'securedto the ends thereof.

parts throughout the sevf of the drawing,

sheet 1 is pref-w 1932. Serial No. 614,016. g i V Threaded in the hems 2 are draw strings 3 and '4; which have their ends free and farrangedslighitly beyond the hems; The draw strings may in the formof fancy cord and have tassels or other fancy ornamental -.Arranged in equi-distantly spaced relation withrespect to each other and having one of their ends secured to'the sheet 1 in row formation across the. longitudinal center thereof are draw strings 5 which are passed through the sheet in running stitch formation so that when the materialofthe "sheet is drawn upwardly on the draw strings 5, ruffles 6 are provided as best shown in Figure 4, and the transverseredges of the sheet 1 or stitched together as at 7 asalso best shown in Figure a After the ruflies are formed the free ends of the draw strings 5 are disposed within x the bag, and the draw string 4 isdrawn for disposing the bottom of' the bag in gathered ormation as best shown in Figure 1. The end portions of the draw string 4 are then tied together, and the end-portions may be covered by a bunch of artificial flowers 8 or otherornamental means. I From the above description and disclosure it willbe obvious thatI have provided a bag that purposes, but is primarily designed'to accommodate sleeping garments due to its particular formation and when ready for use includes a ruflled portion of substantially conical formation 'asindicated by the refer-" ence numeral '9 and a plain portion ofsubstantially cylindrical formation indicated by the reference numeral 10. The garments are dis posed within the bag and the draw string 3 is tlen drawnand ti d as best shown in Fig- 5 ure When it is desired to arrange the bag in pillow formation the plain and ruffled 'portions are disposed toward each other to give 1 the effect as shown in Figure 6, with the result 0 may be useful for many i 1 the bag not only performs its function as a bag, but also as a pillow.

It is thoughtfromthe foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several I parts, provided that such changes fall with the top and bottom in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A bag comprising a single sheet of fabric having its side edges stitched together, hems arranged at the top and bottom of the sheet of material, draw strings arranged in said hems, ends secured to lastmentioned draw strings being passed through the fabric in spaced parallel relationwith respect to each other-and inrunning stitch formation whereby to'provide a ruffled portion upon movement of the fabric upwardly on the last mentioned'draw strings the first mentioned draw strings beingadapted to draw the ends of the sheet together to give a. pillow effect with the ruffled portion disposed above the remaining portion, of the means secured to the bag and ornamental ruffied portion.

2. A bag of prising a single sheet of fabric having its side edges secured together, hems arranged at of said sheet, draw strings passed through said hems, draw strings having one of their ends secured to the sheet in row formation across the longitudinal center thereof, said last mentioned draw strings being disposed in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other and passed through the fabric in running stitch formation, said last mentioned draw strings extending through the lower'hem and being adapted ,to provide a rufiled portion forming a partof said bag,

the remaining part being plain, the firstmen- ,o

tioned draw strings being adapted to draw the top and bottom of the bag together with m'nosite ends ofthe second mentioned draw-strings disposed within said baggand ornamentalmeans secured to the ruffled portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

, MARTHA EQ JOHNS.

draw stringshaving one'of their a the sheet of material and dis- 7 posed about the bag in row formation, sai'dthe character described com- 7 

